Apparatuses and methods for facilitating resource detection and selection in relation to interruption-sensitive services

ABSTRACT

Embodiments of the disclosure may include identifying, by a processing system including a processor, a type of a communication service being provided to a communication device, wherein the communication service is facilitated via a first signal that is transmitted to the communication device, the first signal having a first frequency, determining, by the processing system, a degree of a mobility of the communication device relative to a communication range of a first frequency band, the first frequency included in the first frequency band, and causing, by the processing system and based on the type of the communication service and the degree of the mobility of the communication device, a second signal to be transmitted to the communication device as part of the communication service, wherein the second signal has a second frequency included in a second frequency band that is different from the first frequency band. Other embodiments are disclosed.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The subject disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods forfacilitating resource detection and selection in relation tointerruption-sensitive services.

BACKGROUND

As the world increasingly becomes connected via vast communicationnetworks and systems and via various communication devices, additionalopportunities are created/generated to provision communication servicesto users/subscribers (and their associated devices). The proliferationof such networks, systems, and communication devices is accompanied byevolving technologies to meet ever-increasing demands, such as inrelation to data-rich applications (e.g., streaming video),time-sensitive services (e.g., voice calls), and the like.

To illustrate aspects of the foregoing, 5G New Radio (NR) is a radioaccess technology (RAT) developed by the Third Generation PartnershipProject (3GPP) for mobile networks. Eventually, a mature 5G network willutilize low (e.g., sub 1 GHz), mid (e.g., 1 GHz-7 GHz), or high (e.g.,greater than 7 GHz) bands or ranges of spectrum, or some combinationthereof, to deliver communication services in different geographicalareas. As one of skill in the art will appreciate, the different bandsof spectrum have different characteristics. For example, the differentbands vary in terms of data-capacity, geographical coverage (e.g., cellradius), etc. Thus, challenges are present in the form of selecting anappropriate primary cell (Pcell) to support communication services inrespect of one or more communication devices or sessions. Potential useror device mobility, changes in environmental factors or conditions,changes in network loads, etc., makes it even that much more difficultto select an appropriate Pcell, as even good/proper choices made in acurrent or present time frame might cease to be appropriate in thefuture.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, which are notnecessarily drawn to scale, and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary, non-limitingembodiment of a communications network in accordance with variousaspects described herein.

FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating an example, non-limitingembodiment of a system in accordance with various aspects describedherein.

FIGS. 2B-2C depict illustrative embodiments of methods in accordancewith various aspects described herein.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example, non-limitingembodiment of a virtualized communication network in accordance withvarious aspects described herein.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an example, non-limiting embodiment of acomputing environment in accordance with various aspects describedherein.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an example, non-limiting embodiment of amobile network platform in accordance with various aspects describedherein.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an example, non-limiting embodiment of acommunication device in accordance with various aspects describedherein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The subject disclosure describes, among other things, illustrativeembodiments for selecting and allocating network resources in respect ofcommunication services based on characteristics associated withcommunication devices. Other embodiments are described in the subjectdisclosure.

One or more aspects of the subject disclosure include, in whole or inpart, determining at least one characteristic associated with a userequipment that obtains a first portion of a communication service via afirst frequency band, the at least one characteristic pertaining to amobility of the user equipment; comparing the at least onecharacteristic to at least one threshold; based on the comparing,determining that it is appropriate for a second portion of thecommunication service to be facilitated by a second frequency band thatis different from the first frequency band; and based on the determiningthat it is appropriate for the second portion of the communicationservice to be facilitated by the second frequency band, allocating thesecond portion of the communication service to the second frequencyband.

One or more aspects of the subject disclosure include, in whole or inpart, obtaining a first portion of a service in respect of a voice callvia a first plurality of signals, wherein each signal of the firstplurality of signals has a frequency that is greater than a firstthreshold; subsequent to the obtaining of the first portion of theservice, determining that the processing system is mobile in an amountthat is greater than a second threshold; and based on the determiningthat the processing system is mobile in the amount that is greater thanthe second threshold, transmitting a request that a second portion ofthe service in respect of the voice call be facilitated by a secondplurality of signals, wherein each signal of the second plurality ofsignals has a frequency that is less than the first threshold.

One or more aspects of the subject disclosure include, in whole or inpart, identifying, by a processing system including a processor, a typeof a communication service being provided to a communication device,wherein the communication service is facilitated via a first signal thatis transmitted to the communication device, the first signal having afirst frequency; determining, by the processing system, a degree of amobility of the communication device relative to a communication rangeof a first frequency band, the first frequency included in the firstfrequency band; and causing, by the processing system and based on thetype of the communication service and the degree of the mobility of thecommunication device, a second signal to be transmitted to thecommunication device as part of the communication service, wherein thesecond signal has a second frequency included in a second frequency bandthat is different from the first frequency band.

Referring now to FIG. 1 , a block diagram is shown illustrating anexample, non-limiting embodiment of a system 100 in accordance withvarious aspects described herein. For example, system 100 can facilitatein whole or in part determining at least one characteristic associatedwith a user equipment that obtains a first portion of a communicationservice via a first frequency band, the at least one characteristicpertaining to a mobility of the user equipment, comparing the at leastone characteristic to at least one threshold, based on the comparing,determining that it is appropriate for a second portion of thecommunication service to be facilitated by a second frequency band thatis different from the first frequency band, and based on the determiningthat it is appropriate for the second portion of the communicationservice to be facilitated by the second frequency band, allocating thesecond portion of the communication service to the second frequencyband. System 100 can facilitate in whole or in part obtaining a firstportion of a service in respect of a voice call via a first plurality ofsignals, wherein each signal of the first plurality of signals has afrequency that is greater than a first threshold, subsequent to theobtaining of the first portion of the service, determining that theprocessing system is mobile in an amount that is greater than a secondthreshold, and based on the determining that the processing system ismobile in the amount that is greater than the second threshold,transmitting a request that a second portion of the service in respectof the voice call be facilitated by a second plurality of signals,wherein each signal of the second plurality of signals has a frequencythat is less than the first threshold. System 100 can facilitate inwhole or in part identifying, by a processing system including aprocessor, a type of a communication service being provided to acommunication device, wherein the communication service is facilitatedvia a first signal that is transmitted to the communication device, thefirst signal having a first frequency, determining, by the processingsystem, a degree of a mobility of the communication device relative to acommunication range of a first frequency band, the first frequencyincluded in the first frequency band, and causing, by the processingsystem and based on the type of the communication service and the degreeof the mobility of the communication device, a second signal to betransmitted to the communication device as part of the communicationservice, wherein the second signal has a second frequency included in asecond frequency band that is different from the first frequency band.

In particular, in FIG. 1 a communications network 125 is presented forproviding broadband access 110 to a plurality of data terminals 114 viaaccess terminal 112, wireless access 120 to a plurality of mobiledevices 124 and vehicle 126 via base station or access point 122, voiceaccess 130 to a plurality of telephony devices 134, via switching device132 and/or media access 140 to a plurality of audio/video displaydevices 144 via media terminal 142. In addition, communication network125 is coupled to one or more content sources 175 of audio, video,graphics, text and/or other media. While broadband access 110, wirelessaccess 120, voice access 130 and media access 140 are shown separately,one or more of these forms of access can be combined to provide multipleaccess services to a single client device (e.g., mobile devices 124 canreceive media content via media terminal 142, data terminal 114 can beprovided voice access via switching device 132, and so on).

The communications network 125 includes a plurality of network elements(NE) 150, 152, 154, 156, etc. for facilitating the broadband access 110,wireless access 120, voice access 130, media access 140 and/or thedistribution of content from content sources 175. The communicationsnetwork 125 can include a circuit switched or packet switched network, avoice over Internet protocol (VoIP) network, Internet protocol (IP)network, a cable network, a passive or active optical network, a 4G, 5G,or higher generation wireless access network, WIMAX network,UltraWideband network, personal area network or other wireless accessnetwork, a broadcast satellite network and/or other communicationsnetwork.

In various embodiments, the access terminal 112 can include a digitalsubscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM), cable modem terminationsystem (CMTS), optical line terminal (OLT) and/or other access terminal.The data terminals 114 can include personal computers, laptop computers,netbook computers, tablets or other computing devices along with digitalsubscriber line (DSL) modems, data over coax service interfacespecification (DOCSIS) modems or other cable modems, a wireless modemsuch as a 4G, 5G, or higher generation modem, an optical modem and/orother access devices.

In various embodiments, the base station or access point 122 can includea 4G, 5G, or higher generation base station, an access point thatoperates via an 802.11 standard such as 802.11n, 802.11ac or otherwireless access terminal. The mobile devices 124 can include mobilephones, e-readers, tablets, phablets, wireless modems, and/or othermobile computing devices.

In various embodiments, the switching device 132 can include a privatebranch exchange or central office switch, a media services gateway, VoIPgateway or other gateway device and/or other switching device. Thetelephony devices 134 can include traditional telephones (with orwithout a terminal adapter), VoIP telephones and/or other telephonydevices.

In various embodiments, the media terminal 142 can include a cablehead-end or other TV head-end, a satellite receiver, gateway or othermedia terminal 142. The display devices 144 can include televisions withor without a set top box, personal computers and/or other displaydevices.

In various embodiments, the content sources 175 include broadcasttelevision and radio sources, video on demand platforms and streamingvideo and audio services platforms, one or more content data networks,data servers, web servers and other content servers, and/or othersources of media.

In various embodiments, the communications network 125 can includewired, optical and/or wireless links and the network elements 150, 152,154, 156, etc. can include service switching points, signal transferpoints, service control points, network gateways, media distributionhubs, servers, firewalls, routers, edge devices, switches and othernetwork nodes for routing and controlling communications traffic overwired, optical and wireless links as part of the Internet and otherpublic networks as well as one or more private networks, for managingsubscriber access, for billing and network management and for supportingother network functions.

FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating an example, non-limitingembodiment of a system 200 a in accordance with various aspectsdescribed herein. In some embodiments, one or more parts/portions of thesystem 200 a may function within, or may be operatively overlaid upon,one or more parts/portions of the system 100 (e.g., the network 125) ofFIG. 1 .

The system 200 a may include resources (e.g., network infrastructure)associated with various frequencies or frequency ranges/bands that maybe used to provision communication services to a communication device,such as a user equipment (UE) 214 a. For example, the system 200 a mayinclude resources to support communication services at/using a firstfrequency or first frequency range/band (generally represented as FR1),a second frequency or frequency range/band (generally represented asFR2), and a third frequency or frequency range/band (generallyrepresented as FR3). The use of three frequencies or frequencyranges/bands in FIG. 2A is illustrative, which is to say that in someembodiments more or fewer than three frequencies or frequencyranges/bands may be used. Further, aspects of the frequencies orfrequency ranges/bands (or associated resources) may be replicatedacross an area or region of geographical coverage. In this regard, thefirst frequency/frequency band FR1 is represented by referencecharacters 202 a-1, 202 a-2, and 202 a-3, the second frequency/frequencyband FR2 is represented by reference characters 206 a-1, 206 a-2, and206 a-3, and the third frequency/frequency band FR3 is represented byreference characters 210 a-1, 210 a-2, and 210 a-3.

Each of the frequencies/frequency bands FR1 through F3 may bedistinguished from one another in terms of one or more parameters orcharacteristics. For example, the first frequency/frequency band FR1 maygenerally support the largest range of (geographical) coverage, but mayhave the lowest amount of capacity or bandwidth available forcommunication services. Conversely, the third frequency/frequency bandFR3 may generally support the smallest range of (geographical) coverage,but may have the highest amount of capacity or bandwidth available forcommunication services. The second frequency/frequency band FR2 mayeffectively represent a mid-range frequency/frequency band in terms ofthe tradeoff between geographical coverage on the one hand and capacityor bandwidth on the other hand. All other conditions being assumedequal, the third frequency/frequency band FR3 may generally supportdata-rich communication services (e.g., streaming audio or video withhigh-fidelity and smooth playback), whereas the firstfrequency/frequency band FR1 might not support such data-rich services.Thus, and from a perspective of a quality of experience (QoE), end-users(e.g., subscribers) of communication services may benefit the most froman allocation/assignment to the third frequency/frequency band FR3 (allother conditions being assumed equal).

In some embodiments, some UEs (such as older, dated, or legacy UEs)might not have a capability (e.g., might not have associated technology)to connect to the second frequency/frequency band FR2 or the thirdfrequency/frequency band FR3, which is to say that if such UEs are toobtain communication services they may need to connect to network/systemresources via/using the first frequency/frequency band FR1; similarly,some UEs may be able to connect via FR1 or FR2, but not via FR3. Allother conditions being assumed equal, the foregoing implies that theresources associated with the first frequency/frequency band FR1 maytend to be utilized more regularly/heavily than the resources associatedwith the second frequency/frequency band FR2, and the resourcesassociated with the second frequency/frequency band FR2 may tend to beutilized more regularly/heavily than the resources associated with thethird frequency/frequency band FR3. Thus, and from a perspective of anetwork operator or service provider associated with the system 200 a,the network operator/service provider may prefer to allocate as many UEsas possible to the third frequency/frequency band FR3 to preserveresources associated with, e.g., the first frequency/first frequencyband FR1 and the second frequency/frequency band FR2. More generally,and from the perspective of the network operator or service providerassociated with the system 200 a, in these examples the networkoperator/service provider may prefer that UEs be assigned to thefrequencies/frequency bands in the following priority order: FR3, thenFR2, and finally FR1 (all other conditions being assumed equal).Variations or modifications could be made based on other factors orconsiderations, such as layer/traffic management, channel bandwidth,etc.

The foregoing represents a relatively “static” view or perspective offrequency/frequency band assignment. As described above, in someinstances users or devices (such as the UE 214 a, for example) may bemobile, such that their respective locations may change over time.Further, the rate at which such locations change might not be constant,which to say that users (or associated devices) may speed up or slowdown over time or over a time period. Moreover, a change in a directionof travel of a user or device may occur. Aspects of this disclosure mayincorporate the different characteristics (e.g., direction, speed,acceleration, etc.) of mobility as part of selecting a primary or anchorcell (or, analogously, a primary or anchor node) to facilitate acommunication service (e.g., a voice call).

To demonstrate aspects of the above, FIG. 2B depicts an illustrativeembodiment of a method 200 b. The method 200 b may be implemented orexecuted, in whole or in part, in conjunction with one or more systems,devices, and/or components, such as for example the systems, devices,and components set forth herein. For example, portions of the method 200b may be executed in conjunction with network infrastructure, such as abase station. The method 200 b may be used to facilitate a selection ofa frequency or frequency band/range in respect of a communicationservice provided to a communication device, such as a communicationsession associated with a voice call involving a UE (see, e.g., the UE214 a of FIG. 2A). Operations of blocks of the method 200 b aredescribed in further detail below.

In block 204 b, the communication device may, at least initially, campon a standalone (SA) frequency. For example, block 204 b may include thecommunication device connecting to network infrastructure using acarrier associated with a given technology (e.g., 5G). As used herein, aSA frequency (or, analogously, an SA frequency range) may refer to anaggregation or collection of one or more carriers within the giventechnology. This may be contrasted with a non-standalone (NSA) frequencyor frequency range that incorporates carriers associated with multipletechnologies (5G and LTE, for example).

In block 208 b, the communication service may be established on a SAfrequency or frequency band. The establishment of the communicationservice as part of block 208 b may include an exchange of one or moresignals between, e.g., the communication device and the networkinfrastructure.

In block 212 b, the network infrastructure may determine/identify one ormore characteristics associated with the communication device. Forexample, block 212 b may include a determination/identification of thecharacteristics of mobility described above in relation to thecommunication device. In some embodiments, block 212 b may include thenetwork infrastructure determining/identifying the characteristics basedon a history associated with the communication device. That history mayinclude, without limitation, information pertaining to: how many cellreselections have occurred in respect of the communication device, howmany handovers have occurred with respect to the communication devicewithin a certain amount of time, how long has the communication devicestayed within the coverage of a cell, etc. In some embodiments, thehistory may be generalized from the communication device to a pluralityof communication devices serviced by the network infrastructure toobtain a macro-level view or perspective of network loads andoperations.

In block 216 b, the characteristics determined/identified as part ofblock 212 b may be compared to one or more thresholds. To illustrate,and assuming that the characteristics of block 212 b pertain to a speedof the communication device, the speed may be compared to a firstthreshold. The first threshold may be specified as a function of a(first) location of the network infrastructure, a (second) location ofthe communication device, and/or a range of coverage associated with acurrent frequency or frequency band providing the communication service(such as the initial frequency or frequency band utilized/selected aspart of block 208 b as described above). In some embodiments, the firstthreshold may be specified as a function of a quality of service (QoS)that is associated with the communication device and/or the currentfrequency or frequency band.

In block 220 b, a determination may be made, based on the comparison(s)of block 216 b, whether a different frequency or frequency band(relative to a current or frequency or frequency, such as the initialfrequency or frequency band utilized/selected as part of block 208 bdescribed above) is desirable/appropriate. For example, assuming thatthe characteristics of block 212 b pertain to a speed of thecommunication device and the comparison(s) of block 216 b indicate thatthe communication device is rapidly moving towards a perimeter or edgeof a cell corresponding to the frequency or frequency band (of block 208b), it may be desirable/appropriate to move or reallocate thecommunication service to the different frequency or frequency band (ifpossible, as described in further detail below) to reduce the likelihoodof an interruption or degradation in the quality of the communicationservice being provided. In this respect, if the determination of block220 b is answered in the affirmative, flow may proceed from block 220 bto block 224 b; otherwise, flow may proceed from block 220 b to block212 b to continue obtaining (updated values of/for) the characteristics.

In block 224 b, a determination may be made regarding whether thedifferent frequency or frequency band (as identified as part of block220 b) is available. Whether the different frequency or frequency bandis “available” may include a determination of whether the communicationdevice is likely to enter an area or region within a coverage of thedifferent frequency or frequency band, whether the different frequencyor frequency band already is serving a load in an amount less than athreshold (such that the communication device can be accommodatedby/within the different frequency or frequency band), etc. Assuming thatthe determination of block 224 b is answered in the affirmative, flowmay proceed from block 224 b to block 228 b; otherwise, flow may proceedfrom block 224 b to block 212 b to continue obtaining (updated valuesof/for) the characteristics. As part of the flow from block 224 b toblock 212 b, the communication service may continue to be facilitated bythe current frequency or frequency band, which is to say that no changein terms of the frequency or frequency band that is utilized may occur.

In block 228 b, the communication service (or a portion thereof) may bemoved or (re)allocated from the current frequency or frequency band(which, initially, may correspond to the frequency or frequency band ofblock 208 b) to the different frequency or frequency band (as identifiedas part of block 220 b). The movement/(re)allocation of block 228 b mayadhere/conform to principles of make-before-break in order to reduce thelikelihood of interruption or degradation in the quality of thecommunication service.

Following (an initial) execution of block 228 b, aspects of blocks 212b-228 b may be repeated (in respect of the different frequency orfrequency band) for a duration of the communication service. Once thecommunication service (or associated communication session) has ended(as determined in, e.g., block 232 b), the communication device may beassigned (or reassigned) to a frequency or frequency band/range inaccordance with aspects/principles of (network camping) priority asdescribed above.

Referring now to FIG. 2C, an illustrative embodiment of a method 200 cis shown. The method 200 c may be implemented or executed, in whole orin part, in conjunction with one or more systems, devices, and/orcomponents, such as for example the systems, devices, and components setforth herein. The method 200 c may include at least some of the blocksdescribed above in relation to the method 200 b of FIG. 2B, and so, acomplete redescription of those blocks is omitted below for the sake ofbrevity. Whereas blocks 212 b, 216 b, and 220 b are shown in FIG. 2B asbeing performed (at least in part) by the network infrastructure,counterpart blocks 212 c, 216 c, and 220 c are shown in FIG. 2C as beingperformed (at least in part) by the communication device. Todemonstrate:

-   -   as part of block 212 c, the communication device may determine        one or more characteristics associated therewith, such as a        location and/or a speed of the communication device. Operations        associated with the block 212 c may be based on Global        Positioning System (GPS) or triangulation technologies, a        determination of a duration in a cell, motion detection or speed        estimates, etc.;    -   as part of block 216 c, the communication device may compare the        characteristic(s) (as determined/identified as part of block 212        c) to one or more thresholds. In some embodiments, values for        the threshold(s) may be communicated to the communication device        from, e.g., the network infrastructure, from another        communication device (e.g., a(nother) UE), etc.; and/or    -   as part of block 220 c, the communication device may determine        whether a different frequency or frequency band is        desirable/appropriate, based on the comparison(s) of block 216        c. For example, based on the comparison(s) of block 216 c the        communication device may be able to infer that it is likely that        communication service is likely to suffer or degrade if the        communication device continues to utilize a current frequency or        frequency band. As part of the flow from block 220 c to block        224 b, the communication device may generate and issue a request        that is sent to the network infrastructure to change to the        different frequency or frequency band; the request may include        an identification of the different frequency or frequency band.

While for purposes of simplicity of explanation, the respectiveprocesses are shown and described as a series of blocks in FIG. 2B andFIG. 2C, it is to be understood and appreciated that the claimed subjectmatter is not limited by the order of the blocks, as some blocks mayoccur in different orders and/or concurrently with other blocks fromwhat is depicted and described herein. Moreover, not all illustratedblocks may be required to implement the methods described herein. Whileshown separately, in some embodiments one or more aspects or features ofthe method 200 b may be combined with one or more aspects or features ofthe method 200 c. For example, in an embodiment combining aspects of themethods 200 b and 200 c, characteristics (e.g., a location and/or aspeed) of the communication device may be determined by the networkinfrastructure (block 212 b) and the communication device (block 212 c).A weighted summation (e.g., an average) may be used as between thedeterminations by the network infrastructure and the communicationdevice of the characteristics, generating a result that may be used aspart of other portions of the method 200 b and/or the method 200 c.

Aspects of this disclosure may facilitate handovers associated with oneor more characteristics (e.g., location, speed or velocity, rate ofchange of speed or acceleration, etc.) of a communication device, suchas a user equipment (UE). In some embodiments, a scheduler in a sourcecell (or, analogously, source node) may consider such characteristics asa factor for target cell selection (or, analogously, target nodeselection). To demonstrate, if a mobility of the communication device isgreater than a threshold, the source cell may prefer to select a targetcell with a broad scope/range of coverage so that the communicationdevice avoids rapidly ping-ponging or changing between frequency bandsor ranges. Conversely, if the mobility of the communication device isless than the threshold, the source cell may prefer to select a targetcell with a smaller scope/range of coverage (but a higher data capacity)in accordance with the priority (camping) schemes described above.

As set forth herein, aspects of this disclosure may be integrated aspart of one or more practical applications. To demonstrate, aspects ofthis disclosure may be included as part of one or more communicationservice offerings in respect of a communication device. Characteristicsassociated with a communication device, such as characteristicspertaining to a mobility of the communication device, may be analyzed orexamined in order to avoid unnecessary handovers and improve the qualityof the end-user experience. Thus, both network operators/serviceproviders and subscribers/end-users may realize/obtain benefits fromaspects of this disclosure. Stated differently, aspects of thisdisclosure represent substantial improvements relative to conventionaltechnologies.

It will be readily apparent to the skilled artisan that aspects of thisdisclosure may be utilized to generate useful, concrete, and tangibleresults. Further, aspects of this disclosure may be implemented inrespect of one or more specially programmed machines or apparatuses toachieve the results set forth herein. Aspects of this disclosure arehighly-transformative in nature, as a comparison of the qualities ofcommunication services that are rendered/provisioned using thetechnologies described herein relative to more conventional/traditionaltechnologies would demonstrate. Suffice it to say, aspects of thisdisclosure are not directed to abstract ideas; to the contrary, aspectsof this disclosure encompass significantly more than any allegedabstract idea standing alone.

Aspects of this disclosure may be applied in respect of one or moretypes or kinds of communication services. For example, and assuminglimited resources, aspects of this disclosure may be implemented inrespect of time-sensitive or interruption-sensitive communicationservices or applications, including but not limited to: streaming video,streaming audio, audio voice calls, conferencing (e.g., videoconferencing), positioning applications (e.g., applications pertainingto operations of an aircraft, satellites, marine vessels, cars), etc.

Portions of one or more communication services or sessions may befacilitated by various signals having frequencies that may be includedin one or more frequency bands or ranges. One or more thresholds may beutilized to facilitate decision-making processes in respect of whichsignals (or, analogously, frequencies or frequency bands/ranges) shouldform the basis for one or more portions.

In some embodiments, one or more controllers or control algorithms maybase decision-making logic on an identification of a type of acommunication service or communication session. The type of thecommunication service or session may be based in part on anidentification of one or more applications that are executed by one ormore devices or entities.

In some embodiments, historical records may be analyzed as part ofdecision-making processes or logic to identify events or conditions thatare most likely to occur or transpire. Portions of a communicationservice may be allocated to signals having particular frequencies basedon a prediction of future events or conditions. Aspects of thisdisclosure may incorporate machine learning and/or artificialintelligence to enhance the accuracy of the decision-making processes orlogic.

Referring now to FIG. 3 , a block diagram 300 is shown illustrating anexample, non-limiting embodiment of a virtualized communication networkin accordance with various aspects described herein. In particular avirtualized communication network is presented that can be used toimplement some or all of the subsystems and functions of system 100, thesubsystems and functions of system 200 a, and methods 200 b and 200 cpresented in FIGS. 1, 2A, 2B, and 2C. For example, virtualizedcommunication network 300 can facilitate in whole or in part determiningat least one characteristic associated with a user equipment thatobtains a first portion of a communication service via a first frequencyband, the at least one characteristic pertaining to a mobility of theuser equipment, comparing the at least one characteristic to at leastone threshold, based on the comparing, determining that it isappropriate for a second portion of the communication service to befacilitated by a second frequency band that is different from the firstfrequency band, and based on the determining that it is appropriate forthe second portion of the communication service to be facilitated by thesecond frequency band, allocating the second portion of thecommunication service to the second frequency band. Virtualizedcommunication network 300 can facilitate in whole or in part obtaining afirst portion of a service in respect of a voice call via a firstplurality of signals, wherein each signal of the first plurality ofsignals has a frequency that is greater than a first threshold,subsequent to the obtaining of the first portion of the service,determining that the processing system is mobile in an amount that isgreater than a second threshold, and based on the determining that theprocessing system is mobile in the amount that is greater than thesecond threshold, transmitting a request that a second portion of theservice in respect of the voice call be facilitated by a secondplurality of signals, wherein each signal of the second plurality ofsignals has a frequency that is less than the first threshold.Virtualized communication network 300 can facilitate in whole or in partidentifying, by a processing system including a processor, a type of acommunication service being provided to a communication device, whereinthe communication service is facilitated via a first signal that istransmitted to the communication device, the first signal having a firstfrequency, determining, by the processing system, a degree of a mobilityof the communication device relative to a communication range of a firstfrequency band, the first frequency included in the first frequencyband, and causing, by the processing system and based on the type of thecommunication service and the degree of the mobility of thecommunication device, a second signal to be transmitted to thecommunication device as part of the communication service, wherein thesecond signal has a second frequency included in a second frequency bandthat is different from the first frequency band.

In particular, a cloud networking architecture is shown that leveragescloud technologies and supports rapid innovation and scalability via atransport layer 350, a virtualized network function cloud 325 and/or oneor more cloud computing environments 375. In various embodiments, thiscloud networking architecture is an open architecture that leveragesapplication programming interfaces (APIs); reduces complexity fromservices and operations; supports more nimble business models; andrapidly and seamlessly scales to meet evolving customer requirementsincluding traffic growth, diversity of traffic types, and diversity ofperformance and reliability expectations.

In contrast to traditional network elements—which are typicallyintegrated to perform a single function, the virtualized communicationnetwork employs virtual network elements (VNEs) 330, 332, 334, etc. thatperform some or all of the functions of network elements 150, 152, 154,156, etc. For example, the network architecture can provide a substrateof networking capability, often called Network Function VirtualizationInfrastructure (NFVI) or simply infrastructure that is capable of beingdirected with software and Software Defined Networking (SDN) protocolsto perform a broad variety of network functions and services. Thisinfrastructure can include several types of substrates. The most typicaltype of substrate being servers that support Network FunctionVirtualization (NFV), followed by packet forwarding capabilities basedon generic computing resources, with specialized network technologiesbrought to bear when general-purpose processors or general-purposeintegrated circuit devices offered by merchants (referred to herein asmerchant silicon) are not appropriate. In this case, communicationservices can be implemented as cloud-centric workloads.

As an example, a traditional network element 150 (shown in FIG. 1 ),such as an edge router can be implemented via a VNE 330 composed of NFVsoftware modules, merchant silicon, and associated controllers. Thesoftware can be written so that increasing workload consumes incrementalresources from a common resource pool, and moreover so that it iselastic: so, the resources are only consumed when needed. In a similarfashion, other network elements such as other routers, switches, edgecaches, and middle boxes are instantiated from the common resource pool.Such sharing of infrastructure across a broad set of uses makes planningand growing infrastructure easier to manage.

In an embodiment, the transport layer 350 includes fiber, cable, wiredand/or wireless transport elements, network elements and interfaces toprovide broadband access 110, wireless access 120, voice access 130,media access 140 and/or access to content sources 175 for distributionof content to any or all of the access technologies. In particular, insome cases a network element needs to be positioned at a specific place,and this allows for less sharing of common infrastructure. Other times,the network elements have specific physical layer adapters that cannotbe abstracted or virtualized and might require special DSP code andanalog front ends (AFEs) that do not lend themselves to implementationas VNEs 330, 332 or 334. These network elements can be included intransport layer 350.

The virtualized network function cloud 325 interfaces with the transportlayer 350 to provide the VNEs 330, 332, 334, etc. to provide specificNFVs. In particular, the virtualized network function cloud 325leverages cloud operations, applications, and architectures to supportnetworking workloads. The virtualized network elements 330, 332 and 334can employ network function software that provides either a one-for-onemapping of traditional network element function or alternately somecombination of network functions designed for cloud computing. Forexample, VNEs 330, 332 and 334 can include route reflectors, domain namesystem (DNS) servers, and dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)servers, system architecture evolution (SAE) and/or mobility managemententity (MME) gateways, broadband network gateways, IP edge routers forIP-VPN, Ethernet and other services, load balancers, distributers andother network elements. Because these elements do not typically need toforward large amounts of traffic, their workload can be distributedacross a number of servers—each of which adds a portion of thecapability, and which creates an elastic function with higheravailability overall than its former monolithic version. These virtualnetwork elements 330, 332, 334, etc. can be instantiated and managedusing an orchestration approach similar to those used in cloud computeservices.

The cloud computing environments 375 can interface with the virtualizednetwork function cloud 325 via APIs that expose functional capabilitiesof the VNEs 330, 332, 334, etc. to provide the flexible and expandedcapabilities to the virtualized network function cloud 325. Inparticular, network workloads may have applications distributed acrossthe virtualized network function cloud 325 and cloud computingenvironment 375 and in the commercial cloud or might simply orchestrateworkloads supported entirely in NFV infrastructure from thesethird-party locations.

Turning now to FIG. 4 , there is illustrated a block diagram of acomputing environment in accordance with various aspects describedherein. In order to provide additional context for various embodimentsof the embodiments described herein, FIG. 4 and the following discussionare intended to provide a brief, general description of a suitablecomputing environment 400 in which the various embodiments of thesubject disclosure can be implemented. In particular, computingenvironment 400 can be used in the implementation of network elements150, 152, 154, 156, access terminal 112, base station or access point122, switching device 132, media terminal 142, and/or VNEs 330, 332,334, etc. Each of these devices can be implemented viacomputer-executable instructions that can run on one or more computers,and/or in combination with other program modules and/or as a combinationof hardware and software. For example, computing environment 400 canfacilitate in whole or in part determining at least one characteristicassociated with a user equipment that obtains a first portion of acommunication service via a first frequency band, the at least onecharacteristic pertaining to a mobility of the user equipment, comparingthe at least one characteristic to at least one threshold, based on thecomparing, determining that it is appropriate for a second portion ofthe communication service to be facilitated by a second frequency bandthat is different from the first frequency band, and based on thedetermining that it is appropriate for the second portion of thecommunication service to be facilitated by the second frequency band,allocating the second portion of the communication service to the secondfrequency band. Computing environment 400 can facilitate in whole or inpart obtaining a first portion of a service in respect of a voice callvia a first plurality of signals, wherein each signal of the firstplurality of signals has a frequency that is greater than a firstthreshold, subsequent to the obtaining of the first portion of theservice, determining that the processing system is mobile in an amountthat is greater than a second threshold, and based on the determiningthat the processing system is mobile in the amount that is greater thanthe second threshold, transmitting a request that a second portion ofthe service in respect of the voice call be facilitated by a secondplurality of signals, wherein each signal of the second plurality ofsignals has a frequency that is less than the first threshold. Computingenvironment 400 can facilitate in whole or in part identifying, by aprocessing system including a processor, a type of a communicationservice being provided to a communication device, wherein thecommunication service is facilitated via a first signal that istransmitted to the communication device, the first signal having a firstfrequency, determining, by the processing system, a degree of a mobilityof the communication device relative to a communication range of a firstfrequency band, the first frequency included in the first frequencyband, and causing, by the processing system and based on the type of thecommunication service and the degree of the mobility of thecommunication device, a second signal to be transmitted to thecommunication device as part of the communication service, wherein thesecond signal has a second frequency included in a second frequency bandthat is different from the first frequency band.

Generally, program modules comprise routines, programs, components, datastructures, etc., that perform particular tasks or implement particularabstract data types. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciatethat the methods can be practiced with other computer systemconfigurations, comprising single-processor or multiprocessor computersystems, minicomputers, mainframe computers, as well as personalcomputers, hand-held computing devices, microprocessor-based orprogrammable consumer electronics, and the like, each of which can beoperatively coupled to one or more associated devices.

As used herein, a processing circuit includes one or more processors aswell as other application specific circuits such as an applicationspecific integrated circuit, digital logic circuit, state machine,programmable gate array or other circuit that processes input signals ordata and that produces output signals or data in response thereto. Itshould be noted that while any functions and features described hereinin association with the operation of a processor could likewise beperformed by a processing circuit.

The illustrated embodiments of the embodiments herein can be alsopracticed in distributed computing environments where certain tasks areperformed by remote processing devices that are linked through acommunications network. In a distributed computing environment, programmodules can be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.

Computing devices typically comprise a variety of media, which cancomprise computer-readable storage media and/or communications media,which two terms are used herein differently from one another as follows.Computer-readable storage media can be any available storage media thatcan be accessed by the computer and comprises both volatile andnonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example,and not limitation, computer-readable storage media can be implementedin connection with any method or technology for storage of informationsuch as computer-readable instructions, program modules, structured dataor unstructured data.

Computer-readable storage media can comprise, but are not limited to,random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), electricallyerasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or othermemory technology, compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), digitalversatile disk (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassettes,magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devicesor other tangible and/or non-transitory media which can be used to storedesired information. In this regard, the terms “tangible” or“non-transitory” herein as applied to storage, memory orcomputer-readable media, are to be understood to exclude onlypropagating transitory signals per se as modifiers and do not relinquishrights to all standard storage, memory or computer-readable media thatare not only propagating transitory signals per se.

Computer-readable storage media can be accessed by one or more local orremote computing devices, e.g., via access requests, queries or otherdata retrieval protocols, for a variety of operations with respect tothe information stored by the medium.

Communications media typically embody computer-readable instructions,data structures, program modules or other structured or unstructureddata in a data signal such as a modulated data signal, e.g., a carrierwave or other transport mechanism, and comprises any informationdelivery or transport media. The term “modulated data signal” or signalsrefers to a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set orchanged in such a manner as to encode information in one or moresignals. By way of example, and not limitation, communication mediacomprise wired media, such as a wired network or direct-wiredconnection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared and otherwireless media.

With reference again to FIG. 4 , the example environment can comprise acomputer 402, the computer 402 comprising a processing unit 404, asystem memory 406 and a system bus 408. The system bus 408 couplessystem components including, but not limited to, the system memory 406to the processing unit 404. The processing unit 404 can be any ofvarious commercially available processors. Dual microprocessors andother multiprocessor architectures can also be employed as theprocessing unit 404.

The system bus 408 can be any of several types of bus structure that canfurther interconnect to a memory bus (with or without a memorycontroller), a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a variety ofcommercially available bus architectures. The system memory 406comprises ROM 410 and RAM 412. A basic input/output system (BIOS) can bestored in a non-volatile memory such as ROM, erasable programmable readonly memory (EPROM), EEPROM, which BIOS contains the basic routines thathelp to transfer information between elements within the computer 402,such as during startup. The RAM 412 can also comprise a high-speed RAMsuch as static RAM for caching data.

The computer 402 further comprises an internal hard disk drive (HDD) 414(e.g., EIDE, SATA), which internal HDD 414 can also be configured forexternal use in a suitable chassis (not shown), a magnetic floppy diskdrive (FDD) 416, (e.g., to read from or write to a removable diskette418) and an optical disk drive 420, (e.g., reading a CD-ROM disk 422 or,to read from or write to other high-capacity optical media such as theDVD). The HDD 414, magnetic FDD 416 and optical disk drive 420 can beconnected to the system bus 408 by a hard disk drive interface 424, amagnetic disk drive interface 426 and an optical drive interface 428,respectively. The hard disk drive interface 424 for external driveimplementations comprises at least one or both of Universal Serial Bus(USB) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1394interface technologies. Other external drive connection technologies arewithin contemplation of the embodiments described herein.

The drives and their associated computer-readable storage media providenonvolatile storage of data, data structures, computer-executableinstructions, and so forth. For the computer 402, the drives and storagemedia accommodate the storage of any data in a suitable digital format.Although the description of computer-readable storage media above refersto a hard disk drive (HDD), a removable magnetic diskette, and aremovable optical media such as a CD or DVD, it should be appreciated bythose skilled in the art that other types of storage media which arereadable by a computer, such as zip drives, magnetic cassettes, flashmemory cards, cartridges, and the like, can also be used in the exampleoperating environment, and further, that any such storage media cancontain computer-executable instructions for performing the methodsdescribed herein.

A number of program modules can be stored in the drives and RAM 412,comprising an operating system 430, one or more application programs432, other program modules 434 and program data 436. All or portions ofthe operating system, applications, modules, and/or data can also becached in the RAM 412. The systems and methods described herein can beimplemented utilizing various commercially available operating systemsor combinations of operating systems.

A user can enter commands and information into the computer 402 throughone or more wired/wireless input devices, e.g., a keyboard 438 and apointing device, such as a mouse 440. Other input devices (not shown)can comprise a microphone, an infrared (IR) remote control, a joystick,a game pad, a stylus pen, touch screen or the like. These and otherinput devices are often connected to the processing unit 404 through aninput device interface 442 that can be coupled to the system bus 408,but can be connected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, anIEEE 1394 serial port, a game port, a universal serial bus (USB) port,an IR interface, etc.

A monitor 444 or other type of display device can be also connected tothe system bus 408 via an interface, such as a video adapter 446. Itwill also be appreciated that in alternative embodiments, a monitor 444can also be any display device (e.g., another computer having a display,a smart phone, a tablet computer, etc.) for receiving displayinformation associated with computer 402 via any communication means,including via the Internet and cloud-based networks. In addition to themonitor 444, a computer typically comprises other peripheral outputdevices (not shown), such as speakers, printers, etc.

The computer 402 can operate in a networked environment using logicalconnections via wired and/or wireless communications to one or moreremote computers, such as a remote computer(s) 448. The remotecomputer(s) 448 can be a workstation, a server computer, a router, apersonal computer, portable computer, microprocessor-based entertainmentappliance, a peer device or other common network node, and typicallycomprises many or all of the elements described relative to the computer402, although, for purposes of brevity, only a remote memory/storagedevice 450 is illustrated. The logical connections depicted comprisewired/wireless connectivity to a local area network (LAN) 452 and/orlarger networks, e.g., a wide area network (WAN) 454. Such LAN and WANnetworking environments are commonplace in offices and companies, andfacilitate enterprise-wide computer networks, such as intranets, all ofwhich can connect to a global communications network, e.g., theInternet.

When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 402 can beconnected to the LAN 452 through a wired and/or wireless communicationnetwork interface or adapter 456. The adapter 456 can facilitate wiredor wireless communication to the LAN 452, which can also comprise awireless AP disposed thereon for communicating with the adapter 456.

When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 402 can comprisea modem 458 or can be connected to a communications server on the WAN454 or has other means for establishing communications over the WAN 454,such as by way of the Internet. The modem 458, which can be internal orexternal and a wired or wireless device, can be connected to the systembus 408 via the input device interface 442. In a networked environment,program modules depicted relative to the computer 402 or portionsthereof, can be stored in the remote memory/storage device 450. It willbe appreciated that the network connections shown are example and othermeans of establishing a communications link between the computers can beused.

The computer 402 can be operable to communicate with any wirelessdevices or entities operatively disposed in wireless communication,e.g., a printer, scanner, desktop and/or portable computer, portabledata assistant, communications satellite, any piece of equipment orlocation associated with a wirelessly detectable tag (e.g., a kiosk,news stand, restroom), and telephone. This can comprise WirelessFidelity (Wi-Fi) and BLUETOOTH® wireless technologies. Thus, thecommunication can be a predefined structure as with a conventionalnetwork or simply an ad hoc communication between at least two devices.

Wi-Fi can allow connection to the Internet from a couch at home, a bedin a hotel room or a conference room at work, without wires. Wi-Fi is awireless technology similar to that used in a cell phone that enablessuch devices, e.g., computers, to send and receive data indoors and out;anywhere within the range of a base station. Wi-Fi networks use radiotechnologies called IEEE 802.11 (a, b, g, n, ac, ag, etc.) to providesecure, reliable, fast wireless connectivity. A Wi-Fi network can beused to connect computers to each other, to the Internet, and to wirednetworks (which can use IEEE 802.3 or Ethernet). Wi-Fi networks operatein the unlicensed 2.4 and 5 GHz radio bands for example or with productsthat contain both bands (dual band), so the networks can providereal-world performance similar to the basic 10BaseT wired Ethernetnetworks used in many offices.

Turning now to FIG. 5 , an embodiment 500 of a mobile network platform510 is shown that is an example of network elements 150, 152, 154, 156,and/or VNEs 330, 332, 334, etc. For example, platform 510 can facilitatein whole or in part determining at least one characteristic associatedwith a user equipment that obtains a first portion of a communicationservice via a first frequency band, the at least one characteristicpertaining to a mobility of the user equipment, comparing the at leastone characteristic to at least one threshold, based on the comparing,determining that it is appropriate for a second portion of thecommunication service to be facilitated by a second frequency band thatis different from the first frequency band, and based on the determiningthat it is appropriate for the second portion of the communicationservice to be facilitated by the second frequency band, allocating thesecond portion of the communication service to the second frequencyband. Platform 510 can facilitate in whole or in part obtaining a firstportion of a service in respect of a voice call via a first plurality ofsignals, wherein each signal of the first plurality of signals has afrequency that is greater than a first threshold, subsequent to theobtaining of the first portion of the service, determining that theprocessing system is mobile in an amount that is greater than a secondthreshold, and based on the determining that the processing system ismobile in the amount that is greater than the second threshold,transmitting a request that a second portion of the service in respectof the voice call be facilitated by a second plurality of signals,wherein each signal of the second plurality of signals has a frequencythat is less than the first threshold. Platform 510 can facilitate inwhole or in part identifying, by a processing system including aprocessor, a type of a communication service being provided to acommunication device, wherein the communication service is facilitatedvia a first signal that is transmitted to the communication device, thefirst signal having a first frequency, determining, by the processingsystem, a degree of a mobility of the communication device relative to acommunication range of a first frequency band, the first frequencyincluded in the first frequency band, and causing, by the processingsystem and based on the type of the communication service and the degreeof the mobility of the communication device, a second signal to betransmitted to the communication device as part of the communicationservice, wherein the second signal has a second frequency included in asecond frequency band that is different from the first frequency band.

In one or more embodiments, the mobile network platform 510 can generateand receive signals transmitted and received by base stations or accesspoints such as base station or access point 122. Generally, mobilenetwork platform 510 can comprise components, e.g., nodes, gateways,interfaces, servers, or disparate platforms, that facilitate bothpacket-switched (PS) (e.g., internet protocol (IP), frame relay,asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)) and circuit-switched (CS) traffic(e.g., voice and data), as well as control generation for networkedwireless telecommunication. As a non-limiting example, mobile networkplatform 510 can be included in telecommunications carrier networks andcan be considered carrier-side components as discussed elsewhere herein.Mobile network platform 510 comprises CS gateway node(s) 512 which caninterface CS traffic received from legacy networks like telephonynetwork(s) 540 (e.g., public switched telephone network (PSTN), orpublic land mobile network (PLMN)) or a signaling system #7 (SS7)network 560. CS gateway node(s) 512 can authorize and authenticatetraffic (e.g., voice) arising from such networks. Additionally, CSgateway node(s) 512 can access mobility, or roaming, data generatedthrough SS7 network 560; for instance, mobility data stored in a visitedlocation register (VLR), which can reside in memory 530. Moreover, CSgateway node(s) 512 interfaces CS-based traffic and signaling and PSgateway node(s) 518. As an example, in a 3GPP UMTS network, CS gatewaynode(s) 512 can be realized at least in part in gateway GPRS supportnode(s) (GGSN). It should be appreciated that functionality and specificoperation of CS gateway node(s) 512, PS gateway node(s) 518, and servingnode(s) 516, is provided and dictated by radio technology(ies) utilizedby mobile network platform 510 for telecommunication over a radio accessnetwork 520 with other devices, such as a radiotelephone 575.

In addition to receiving and processing CS-switched traffic andsignaling, PS gateway node(s) 518 can authorize and authenticatePS-based data sessions with served mobile devices. Data sessions cancomprise traffic, or content(s), exchanged with networks external to themobile network platform 510, like wide area network(s) (WANs) 550,enterprise network(s) 570, and service network(s) 580, which can beembodied in local area network(s) (LANs), can also be interfaced withmobile network platform 510 through PS gateway node(s) 518. It is to benoted that WANs 550 and enterprise network(s) 570 can embody, at leastin part, a service network(s) like IP multimedia subsystem (IMS). Basedon radio technology layer(s) available in technology resource(s) orradio access network 520, PS gateway node(s) 518 can generate packetdata protocol contexts when a data session is established; other datastructures that facilitate routing of packetized data also can begenerated. To that end, in an aspect, PS gateway node(s) 518 cancomprise a tunnel interface (e.g., tunnel termination gateway (TTG) in3GPP UMTS network(s) (not shown)) which can facilitate packetizedcommunication with disparate wireless network(s), such as Wi-Finetworks.

In embodiment 500, mobile network platform 510 also comprises servingnode(s) 516 that, based upon available radio technology layer(s) withintechnology resource(s) in the radio access network 520, convey thevarious packetized flows of data streams received through PS gatewaynode(s) 518. It is to be noted that for technology resource(s) that relyprimarily on CS communication, server node(s) can deliver trafficwithout reliance on PS gateway node(s) 518; for example, server node(s)can embody at least in part a mobile switching center. As an example, ina 3GPP UMTS network, serving node(s) 516 can be embodied in serving GPRSsupport node(s) (SGSN).

For radio technologies that exploit packetized communication, server(s)514 in mobile network platform 510 can execute numerous applicationsthat can generate multiple disparate packetized data streams or flows,and manage (e.g., schedule, queue, format . . . ) such flows. Suchapplication(s) can comprise add-on features to standard services (forexample, provisioning, billing, customer support . . . ) provided bymobile network platform 510. Data streams (e.g., content(s) that arepart of a voice call or data session) can be conveyed to PS gatewaynode(s) 518 for authorization/authentication and initiation of a datasession, and to serving node(s) 516 for communication thereafter. Inaddition to application server, server(s) 514 can comprise utilityserver(s), a utility server can comprise a provisioning server, anoperations and maintenance server, a security server that can implementat least in part a certificate authority and firewalls as well as othersecurity mechanisms, and the like. In an aspect, security server(s)secure communication served through mobile network platform 510 toensure network's operation and data integrity in addition toauthorization and authentication procedures that CS gateway node(s) 512and PS gateway node(s) 518 can enact. Moreover, provisioning server(s)can provision services from external network(s) like networks operatedby a disparate service provider; for instance, WAN 550 or GlobalPositioning System (GPS) network(s) (not shown). Provisioning server(s)can also provision coverage through networks associated to mobilenetwork platform 510 (e.g., deployed and operated by the same serviceprovider), such as the distributed antennas networks shown in FIG. 1(s)that enhance wireless service coverage by providing more networkcoverage.

It is to be noted that server(s) 514 can comprise one or more processorsconfigured to confer at least in part the functionality of mobilenetwork platform 510. To that end, the one or more processors canexecute code instructions stored in memory 530, for example. It shouldbe appreciated that server(s) 514 can comprise a content manager, whichoperates in substantially the same manner as described hereinbefore.

In example embodiment 500, memory 530 can store information related tooperation of mobile network platform 510. Other operational informationcan comprise provisioning information of mobile devices served throughmobile network platform 510, subscriber databases; applicationintelligence, pricing schemes, e.g., promotional rates, flat-rateprograms, couponing campaigns; technical specification(s) consistentwith telecommunication protocols for operation of disparate radio, orwireless, technology layers; and so forth. Memory 530 can also storeinformation from at least one of telephony network(s) 540, WAN 550, SS7network 560, or enterprise network(s) 570. In an aspect, memory 530 canbe, for example, accessed as part of a data store component or as aremotely connected memory store.

In order to provide a context for the various aspects of the disclosedsubject matter, FIG. 5 , and the following discussion, are intended toprovide a brief, general description of a suitable environment in whichthe various aspects of the disclosed subject matter can be implemented.While the subject matter has been described above in the general contextof computer-executable instructions of a computer program that runs on acomputer and/or computers, those skilled in the art will recognize thatthe disclosed subject matter also can be implemented in combination withother program modules. Generally, program modules comprise routines,programs, components, data structures, etc. that perform particulartasks and/or implement particular abstract data types.

Turning now to FIG. 6 , an illustrative embodiment of a communicationdevice 600 is shown. The communication device 600 can serve as anillustrative embodiment of devices such as data terminals 114, mobiledevices 124, vehicle 126, display devices 144 or other client devicesfor communication via either communications network 125. For example,computing device 600 can facilitate in whole or in part determining atleast one characteristic associated with a user equipment that obtains afirst portion of a communication service via a first frequency band, theat least one characteristic pertaining to a mobility of the userequipment, comparing the at least one characteristic to at least onethreshold, based on the comparing, determining that it is appropriatefor a second portion of the communication service to be facilitated by asecond frequency band that is different from the first frequency band,and based on the determining that it is appropriate for the secondportion of the communication service to be facilitated by the secondfrequency band, allocating the second portion of the communicationservice to the second frequency band. Computing device 600 canfacilitate in whole or in part obtaining a first portion of a service inrespect of a voice call via a first plurality of signals, wherein eachsignal of the first plurality of signals has a frequency that is greaterthan a first threshold, subsequent to the obtaining of the first portionof the service, determining that the processing system is mobile in anamount that is greater than a second threshold, and based on thedetermining that the processing system is mobile in the amount that isgreater than the second threshold, transmitting a request that a secondportion of the service in respect of the voice call be facilitated by asecond plurality of signals, wherein each signal of the second pluralityof signals has a frequency that is less than the first threshold.Computing device 600 can facilitate in whole or in part identifying, bya processing system including a processor, a type of a communicationservice being provided to a communication device, wherein thecommunication service is facilitated via a first signal that istransmitted to the communication device, the first signal having a firstfrequency, determining, by the processing system, a degree of a mobilityof the communication device relative to a communication range of a firstfrequency band, the first frequency included in the first frequencyband, and causing, by the processing system and based on the type of thecommunication service and the degree of the mobility of thecommunication device, a second signal to be transmitted to thecommunication device as part of the communication service, wherein thesecond signal has a second frequency included in a second frequency bandthat is different from the first frequency band.

The communication device 600 can comprise a wireline and/or wirelesstransceiver 602 (herein transceiver 602), a user interface (UI) 604, apower supply 614, a location receiver 616, a motion sensor 618, anorientation sensor 620, and a controller 606 for managing operationsthereof. The transceiver 602 can support short-range or long-rangewireless access technologies such as Bluetooth®, ZigBee®, Wi-Fi, DECT,or cellular communication technologies, just to mention a few(Bluetooth® and ZigBee® are trademarks registered by the Bluetooth®Special Interest Group and the ZigBee® Alliance, respectively). Cellulartechnologies can include, for example, CDMA-1×, UMTS/HSDPA, GSM/GPRS,TDMA/EDGE, EV/DO, WiMAX, SDR, LTE, as well as other next generationwireless communication technologies as they arise. The transceiver 602can also be adapted to support circuit-switched wireline accesstechnologies (such as PSTN), packet-switched wireline accesstechnologies (such as TCP/IP, VoIP, etc.), and combinations thereof.

The UI 604 can include a depressible or touch-sensitive keypad 608 witha navigation mechanism such as a roller ball, a joystick, a mouse, or anavigation disk for manipulating operations of the communication device600. The keypad 608 can be an integral part of a housing assembly of thecommunication device 600 or an independent device operably coupledthereto by a tethered wireline interface (such as a USB cable) or awireless interface supporting for example Bluetooth®. The keypad 608 canrepresent a numeric keypad commonly used by phones, and/or a QWERTYkeypad with alphanumeric keys. The UI 604 can further include a display610 such as monochrome or color LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), OLED(Organic Light Emitting Diode) or other suitable display technology forconveying images to an end user of the communication device 600. In anembodiment where the display 610 is touch-sensitive, a portion or all ofthe keypad 608 can be presented by way of the display 610 withnavigation features.

The display 610 can use touch screen technology to also serve as a userinterface for detecting user input. As a touch screen display, thecommunication device 600 can be adapted to present a user interfacehaving graphical user interface (GUI) elements that can be selected by auser with a touch of a finger. The display 610 can be equipped withcapacitive, resistive or other forms of sensing technology to detect howmuch surface area of a user's finger has been placed on a portion of thetouch screen display. This sensing information can be used to controlthe manipulation of the GUI elements or other functions of the userinterface. The display 610 can be an integral part of the housingassembly of the communication device 600 or an independent devicecommunicatively coupled thereto by a tethered wireline interface (suchas a cable) or a wireless interface.

The UI 604 can also include an audio system 612 that utilizes audiotechnology for conveying low volume audio (such as audio heard inproximity of a human ear) and high-volume audio (such as speakerphonefor hands free operation). The audio system 612 can further include amicrophone for receiving audible signals of an end user. The audiosystem 612 can also be used for voice recognition applications. The UI604 can further include an image sensor 613 such as a charged coupleddevice (CCD) camera for capturing still or moving images.

The power supply 614 can utilize common power management technologiessuch as replaceable and rechargeable batteries, supply regulationtechnologies, and/or charging system technologies for supplying energyto the components of the communication device 600 to facilitatelong-range or short-range portable communications. Alternatively, or incombination, the charging system can utilize external power sources suchas DC power supplied over a physical interface such as a USB port orother suitable tethering technologies.

The location receiver 616 can utilize location technology such as aglobal positioning system (GPS) receiver capable of assisted GPS foridentifying a location of the communication device 600 based on signalsgenerated by a constellation of GPS satellites, which can be used forfacilitating location services such as navigation. The motion sensor 618can utilize motion sensing technology such as an accelerometer, agyroscope, or other suitable motion sensing technology to detect motionof the communication device 600 in three-dimensional space. Theorientation sensor 620 can utilize orientation sensing technology suchas a magnetometer to detect the orientation of the communication device600 (north, south, west, and east, as well as combined orientations indegrees, minutes, or other suitable orientation metrics).

The communication device 600 can use the transceiver 602 to alsodetermine a proximity to a cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®, or otherwireless access points by sensing techniques such as utilizing areceived signal strength indicator (RSSI) and/or signal time of arrival(TOA) or time of flight (TOF) measurements. The controller 606 canutilize computing technologies such as a microprocessor, a digitalsignal processor (DSP), programmable gate arrays, application specificintegrated circuits, and/or a video processor with associated storagememory such as Flash, ROM, RAM, SRAM, DRAM or other storage technologiesfor executing computer instructions, controlling, and processing datasupplied by the aforementioned components of the communication device600.

Other components not shown in FIG. 6 can be used in one or moreembodiments of the subject disclosure. For instance, the communicationdevice 600 can include a slot for adding or removing an identity modulesuch as a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card or Universal IntegratedCircuit Card (UICC). SIM or UICC cards can be used for identifyingsubscriber services, executing programs, storing subscriber data, and soon.

The terms “first,” “second,” “third,” and so forth, as used in theclaims, unless otherwise clear by context, is for clarity only and doesnot otherwise indicate or imply any order in time. For instance, “afirst determination,” “a second determination,” and “a thirddetermination,” does not indicate or imply that the first determinationis to be made before the second determination, or vice versa, etc.

In the subject specification, terms such as “store,” “storage,” “datastore,” data storage,” “database,” and substantially any otherinformation storage component relevant to operation and functionality ofa component, refer to “memory components,” or entities embodied in a“memory” or components comprising the memory. It will be appreciatedthat the memory components described herein can be either volatilememory or nonvolatile memory, or can comprise both volatile andnonvolatile memory, by way of illustration, and not limitation, volatilememory, non-volatile memory, disk storage, and memory storage. Further,nonvolatile memory can be included in read only memory (ROM),programmable ROM (PROM), electrically programmable ROM (EPROM),electrically erasable ROM (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory cancomprise random access memory (RAM), which acts as external cachememory. By way of illustration and not limitation, RAM is available inmany forms such as synchronous RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM),synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhancedSDRAM (ESDRAM), Synchlink DRAM (SLDRAM), and direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM).Additionally, the disclosed memory components of systems or methodsherein are intended to comprise, without being limited to comprising,these and any other suitable types of memory.

Moreover, it will be noted that the disclosed subject matter can bepracticed with other computer system configurations, comprisingsingle-processor or multiprocessor computer systems, mini-computingdevices, mainframe computers, as well as personal computers, hand-heldcomputing devices (e.g., PDA, phone, smartphone, watch, tabletcomputers, netbook computers, etc.), microprocessor-based orprogrammable consumer or industrial electronics, and the like. Theillustrated aspects can also be practiced in distributed computingenvironments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices thatare linked through a communications network; however, some if not allaspects of the subject disclosure can be practiced on stand-alonecomputers. In a distributed computing environment, program modules canbe located in both local and remote memory storage devices.

In one or more embodiments, information regarding use of services can begenerated including services being accessed, media consumption history,user preferences, and so forth. This information can be obtained byvarious methods including user input, detecting types of communications(e.g., video content vs. audio content), analysis of content streams,sampling, and so forth. The generating, obtaining and/or monitoring ofthis information can be responsive to an authorization provided by theuser. In one or more embodiments, an analysis of data can be subject toauthorization from user(s) associated with the data, such as an opt-in,an opt-out, acknowledgement requirements, notifications, selectiveauthorization based on types of data, and so forth.

Some of the embodiments described herein can also employ artificialintelligence (AI) to facilitate automating one or more featuresdescribed herein. The embodiments (e.g., in connection withautomatically identifying acquired cell sites that provide a maximumvalue/benefit after addition to an existing communication network) canemploy various AI-based schemes for carrying out various embodimentsthereof. Moreover, the classifier can be employed to determine a rankingor priority of each cell site of the acquired network. A classifier is afunction that maps an input attribute vector, x=(x₁, x₂, x₃, x₄ . . .x_(n)), to a confidence that the input belongs to a class, that is,f(x)=confidence (class). Such classification can employ a probabilisticand/or statistical-based analysis (e.g., factoring into the analysisutilities and costs) to determine or infer an action that a user desiresto be automatically performed. A support vector machine (SVM) is anexample of a classifier that can be employed. The SVM operates byfinding a hypersurface in the space of possible inputs, which thehypersurface attempts to split the triggering criteria from thenon-triggering events. Intuitively, this makes the classificationcorrect for testing data that is near, but not identical to trainingdata. Other directed and undirected model classification approachescomprise, e.g., naïve Bayes, Bayesian networks, decision trees, neuralnetworks, fuzzy logic models, and probabilistic classification modelsproviding different patterns of independence can be employed.Classification as used herein also is inclusive of statisticalregression that is utilized to develop models of priority.

As will be readily appreciated, one or more of the embodiments canemploy classifiers that are explicitly trained (e.g., via a generictraining data) as well as implicitly trained (e.g., via observing UEbehavior, operator preferences, historical information, receivingextrinsic information). For example, SVMs can be configured via alearning or training phase within a classifier constructor and featureselection module. Thus, the classifier(s) can be used to automaticallylearn and perform a number of functions, including but not limited todetermining according to predetermined criteria which of the acquiredcell sites will benefit a maximum number of subscribers and/or which ofthe acquired cell sites will add minimum value to the existingcommunication network coverage, etc.

As used in some contexts in this application, in some embodiments, theterms “component,” “system” and the like are intended to refer to, orcomprise, a computer-related entity or an entity related to anoperational apparatus with one or more specific functionalities, whereinthe entity can be either hardware, a combination of hardware andsoftware, software, or software in execution. As an example, a componentmay be, but is not limited to being, a process running on a processor, aprocessor, an object, an executable, a thread of execution,computer-executable instructions, a program, and/or a computer. By wayof illustration and not limitation, both an application running on aserver and the server can be a component. One or more components mayreside within a process and/or thread of execution and a component maybe localized on one computer and/or distributed between two or morecomputers. In addition, these components can execute from variouscomputer readable media having various data structures stored thereon.The components may communicate via local and/or remote processes such asin accordance with a signal having one or more data packets (e.g., datafrom one component interacting with another component in a local system,distributed system, and/or across a network such as the Internet withother systems via the signal). As another example, a component can be anapparatus with specific functionality provided by mechanical partsoperated by electric or electronic circuitry, which is operated by asoftware or firmware application executed by a processor, wherein theprocessor can be internal or external to the apparatus and executes atleast a part of the software or firmware application. As yet anotherexample, a component can be an apparatus that provides specificfunctionality through electronic components without mechanical parts,the electronic components can comprise a processor therein to executesoftware or firmware that confers at least in part the functionality ofthe electronic components. While various components have beenillustrated as separate components, it will be appreciated that multiplecomponents can be implemented as a single component, or a singlecomponent can be implemented as multiple components, without departingfrom example embodiments.

Further, the various embodiments can be implemented as a method,apparatus or article of manufacture using standard programming and/orengineering techniques to produce software, firmware, hardware or anycombination thereof to control a computer to implement the disclosedsubject matter. The term “article of manufacture” as used herein isintended to encompass a computer program accessible from anycomputer-readable device or computer-readable storage/communicationsmedia. For example, computer readable storage media can include, but arenot limited to, magnetic storage devices (e.g., hard disk, floppy disk,magnetic strips), optical disks (e.g., compact disk (CD), digitalversatile disk (DVD)), smart cards, and flash memory devices (e.g.,card, stick, key drive). Of course, those skilled in the art willrecognize many modifications can be made to this configuration withoutdeparting from the scope or spirit of the various embodiments.

In addition, the words “example” and “exemplary” are used herein to meanserving as an instance or illustration. Any embodiment or designdescribed herein as “example” or “exemplary” is not necessarily to beconstrued as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments ordesigns. Rather, use of the word example or exemplary is intended topresent concepts in a concrete fashion. As used in this application, theterm “or” is intended to mean an inclusive “or” rather than an exclusive“or”. That is, unless specified otherwise or clear from context, “Xemploys A or B” is intended to mean any of the natural inclusivepermutations. That is, if X employs A; X employs B; or X employs both Aand B, then “X employs A or B” is satisfied under any of the foregoinginstances. In addition, the articles “a” and “an” as used in thisapplication and the appended claims should generally be construed tomean “one or more” unless specified otherwise or clear from context tobe directed to a singular form.

Moreover, terms such as “user equipment,” “mobile station,” “mobile,”subscriber station,” “access terminal,” “terminal,” “handset,” “mobiledevice” (and/or terms representing similar terminology) can refer to awireless device utilized by a subscriber or user of a wirelesscommunication service to receive or convey data, control, voice, video,sound, gaming or substantially any data-stream or signaling-stream. Theforegoing terms are utilized interchangeably herein and with referenceto the related drawings.

Furthermore, the terms “user,” “subscriber,” “customer,” “consumer” andthe like are employed interchangeably throughout, unless contextwarrants particular distinctions among the terms. It should beappreciated that such terms can refer to human entities or automatedcomponents supported through artificial intelligence (e.g., a capacityto make inference based, at least, on complex mathematical formalisms),which can provide simulated vision, sound recognition and so forth.

As employed herein, the term “processor” can refer to substantially anycomputing processing unit or device comprising, but not limited tocomprising, single-core processors; single-processors with softwaremultithread execution capability; multi-core processors; multi-coreprocessors with software multithread execution capability; multi-coreprocessors with hardware multithread technology; parallel platforms; andparallel platforms with distributed shared memory. Additionally, aprocessor can refer to an integrated circuit, an application specificintegrated circuit (ASIC), a digital signal processor (DSP), a fieldprogrammable gate array (FPGA), a programmable logic controller (PLC), acomplex programmable logic device (CPLD), a discrete gate or transistorlogic, discrete hardware components or any combination thereof designedto perform the functions described herein. Processors can exploitnano-scale architectures such as, but not limited to, molecular andquantum-dot based transistors, switches and gates, in order to optimizespace usage or enhance performance of user equipment. A processor canalso be implemented as a combination of computing processing units.

As used herein, terms such as “data storage,” data storage,” “database,”and substantially any other information storage component relevant tooperation and functionality of a component, refer to “memorycomponents,” or entities embodied in a “memory” or components comprisingthe memory. It will be appreciated that the memory components orcomputer-readable storage media, described herein can be either volatilememory or nonvolatile memory or can include both volatile andnonvolatile memory.

What has been described above includes mere examples of variousembodiments. It is, of course, not possible to describe everyconceivable combination of components or methodologies for purposes ofdescribing these examples, but one of ordinary skill in the art canrecognize that many further combinations and permutations of the presentembodiments are possible. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed and/orclaimed herein are intended to embrace all such alterations,modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and scope ofthe appended claims. Furthermore, to the extent that the term “includes”is used in either the detailed description or the claims, such term isintended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term “comprising” as“comprising” is interpreted when employed as a transitional word in aclaim.

In addition, a flow diagram may include a “start” and/or “continue”indication. The “start” and “continue” indications reflect that thesteps presented can optionally be incorporated in or otherwise used inconjunction with other routines. In this context, “start” indicates thebeginning of the first step presented and may be preceded by otheractivities not specifically shown. Further, the “continue” indicationreflects that the steps presented may be performed multiple times and/ormay be succeeded by other activities not specifically shown. Further,while a flow diagram indicates a particular ordering of steps, otherorderings are likewise possible provided that the principles ofcausality are maintained.

As may also be used herein, the term(s) “operably coupled to”, “coupledto”, and/or “coupling” includes direct coupling between items and/orindirect coupling between items via one or more intervening items. Suchitems and intervening items include, but are not limited to, junctions,communication paths, components, circuit elements, circuits, functionalblocks, and/or devices. As an example of indirect coupling, a signalconveyed from a first item to a second item may be modified by one ormore intervening items by modifying the form, nature or format ofinformation in a signal, while one or more elements of the informationin the signal are nevertheless conveyed in a manner than can berecognized by the second item. In a further example of indirectcoupling, an action in a first item can cause a reaction on the seconditem, as a result of actions and/or reactions in one or more interveningitems.

Although specific embodiments have been illustrated and describedherein, it should be appreciated that any arrangement which achieves thesame or similar purpose may be substituted for the embodiments describedor shown by the subject disclosure. The subject disclosure is intendedto cover any and all adaptations or variations of various embodiments.Combinations of the above embodiments, and other embodiments notspecifically described herein, can be used in the subject disclosure.For instance, one or more features from one or more embodiments can becombined with one or more features of one or more other embodiments. Inone or more embodiments, features that are positively recited can alsobe negatively recited and excluded from the embodiment with or withoutreplacement by another structural and/or functional feature. The stepsor functions described with respect to the embodiments of the subjectdisclosure can be performed in any order. The steps or functionsdescribed with respect to the embodiments of the subject disclosure canbe performed alone or in combination with other steps or functions ofthe subject disclosure, as well as from other embodiments or from othersteps that have not been described in the subject disclosure. Further,more than or less than all of the features described with respect to anembodiment can also be utilized.

What is claimed is:
 1. A device, comprising: a processing systemincluding a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructionsthat, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance ofoperations, the operations comprising: determining at least onecharacteristic associated with a user equipment that obtains a firstportion of a communication service via a first frequency band, the atleast one characteristic pertaining to a mobility of the user equipment;comparing the at least one characteristic to at least one threshold;based on the comparing, determining whether using a second frequencyband different from the first frequency band to facilitate a secondportion of the communication service is appropriate; and allocating thesecond portion of the communication service to the second frequency bandbased on the use of the second frequency band being appropriate.
 2. Thedevice of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: identifyinga type of the communication service, wherein the determining whetherusing the second frequency band different from the first frequency bandto facilitate the second portion of the communication service is furtherbased on the type of the communication service.
 3. The device of claim2, wherein the type of the communication service corresponds to an audiovoice call.
 4. The device of claim 2, wherein the type of thecommunication service corresponds to: streaming video, streaming audio,conferencing, a positioning application, or any combination thereof. 5.The device of claim 1, wherein the mobility of the user equipment isspecified in terms of a location of the user equipment, a direction oftravel of the user equipment, and a speed of the user equipment.
 6. Thedevice of claim 5, wherein the at least one threshold includes a firstthreshold, and wherein the first threshold is specified in terms of aperimeter of a range of geographical coverage associated with the firstfrequency band.
 7. The device of claim 1, wherein the first frequencyband is associated with a first range of geographical coverage, andwherein the second frequency band is associated with a second range ofgeographical coverage that is different from the first range ofgeographical coverage.
 8. The device of claim 7, wherein the first rangeof geographical coverage is less than the second range of geographicalcoverage.
 9. The device of claim 8, wherein each frequency included inthe first frequency band is greater than each frequency included in thesecond frequency band.
 10. The device of claim 1, wherein the operationsfurther comprise: determining that the second frequency band isavailable for facilitating the second portion of the communicationservice, wherein the allocating of the second portion of thecommunication service to the second frequency band is based on thedetermining that the second frequency band is available.
 11. The deviceof claim 10, wherein the determining that the second frequency band isavailable for facilitating the second portion of the communicationservice is based on a determination of a load accommodated by the secondfrequency band.
 12. The device of claim 1, wherein the operationsfurther comprise: subsequent to the allocating the second portion of thecommunication service to the second frequency band, determining that themobility of the user equipment is less than a threshold included in theat least one threshold; and based on the determining that the mobilityof the user equipment is less than the threshold included in the atleast one threshold, allocating a third portion of the communicationservice to the first frequency band.
 13. The device of claim 1, whereinthe operations further comprise: subsequent to the allocating the secondportion of the communication service to the second frequency band,determining that a communication session associated with thecommunication service has ended; and based on the determining that thecommunication session has ended, allocating a third portion of thecommunication service to the first frequency band.
 14. A non-transitorymachine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, whenexecuted by a processing system including a processor, facilitateperformance of operations, the operations comprising: obtaining a firstportion of a service in respect of a voice call via a first plurality ofsignals, wherein each signal of the first plurality of signals has afrequency that is greater than a first threshold; subsequent to theobtaining of the first portion of the service, determining that theprocessing system is mobile in an amount that is greater than a secondthreshold; and based on the determining that the processing system ismobile in the amount that is greater than the second threshold,transmitting a request that a second portion of the service in respectof the voice call be facilitated by a second plurality of signals,wherein each signal of the second plurality of signals has a frequencythat is less than the first threshold.
 15. The non-transitorymachine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the operations furthercomprise: based on the transmitting of the request, obtaining the secondportion of the service in respect of the voice call via the secondplurality of signals.
 16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium ofclaim 14, wherein the determining that the processing system is mobilein the amount that is greater than the second threshold is based on adetermination of a plurality of locations of the processing system overa time period.
 17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim14, wherein the second threshold is a function of a location of networkinfrastructure that provides the first plurality of signals.
 18. Thenon-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein thedetermining that the processing system is mobile in the amount that isgreater than the second threshold is based on a determination of anumber of handover that the processing system engages in over a timeperiod.
 19. A method, comprising: identifying, by a processing systemincluding a processor, a type of a communication service being providedto a communication device, wherein the communication service isfacilitated via a first signal that is transmitted to the communicationdevice, the first signal having a first frequency; determining, by theprocessing system, a degree of a mobility of the communication devicerelative to a communication range of a first frequency band, the firstfrequency included in the first frequency band; and causing, by theprocessing system and based on the type of the communication service andthe degree of the mobility of the communication device, a second signalto be transmitted to the communication device as part of thecommunication service, wherein the second signal has a second frequencyincluded in a second frequency band that is different from the firstfrequency band.
 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the type of thecommunication service corresponds to a voice communication session, andwherein the processing system includes at least one transmitter thattransmits the first signal and the second signal.